John Van Benschoten

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: April 14, 1980 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

High School: Milford HS (Milford, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: August 18, 2004 (Age 24-126d, 18,532nd in major league history)
vs. ARI 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: July 26, 2008 (Age 28-103d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Joe Bick

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: John Wesley Van Benschoten

Pronunciation: \Van-BEN-sko-tin\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

ERA

9.20

90.0

WHIP

2.144

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-5 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

2008 Batting Game Log

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2008 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	17	26 (25)	Apr 29	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	18	27	Apr 30	PIT	@	NYM	W,13-1	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	19	30 (2)	May 3	PIT	@	WSN	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	20	38 (7)	May 12 (2)	PIT		ATL	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	.83	-0.01%	-0.23	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	21	80 (41)	Jun 28	PIT		TBR	W,4-3	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	22	84 (3)	Jul 2	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.58	-0.017	.24	0.00%	-0.33	P
7	23	90 (5)	Jul 9	PIT		HOU	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.46	-0.023	.15	0.00%	-0.20	P
8	24	99 (8)	Jul 21	PIT	@	HOU	W,9-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8	1.26	0.012	.07	0.00%	0.18	P
9	25	104 (4)	Jul 26	PIT		SDP	L,6-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8						P
							4-5		7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143		.71	-0.053	.21	-0.02%	-0.70

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